Spring 2016 issue of Horizons

RUBINBROWN NEWS

RubinBrown Manager Named 2016 Young Leader The St. Louis American honored Aisha White as one of the 2016 class Salute to Young Leader award recipients. The diverse group is comprised of 20 accomplished African-American professionals under age 40.

RubinBrown Chairman Named Outstanding Visionary by Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants The Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA) awarded Jim Castellano , chairman of RubinBrown, with its Outstanding Visionary Award. Part of the MSCPA’s Impact Awards Program, the Visionary Award celebrates the achievements, innovation and leadership of members in the accounting industry who are working to advance the CPA profession.

Castellano has served at RubinBrown for more than 40 years and has led the organization since 1989. In addition to his leadership role at the firm, he also serves as Chairman of Baker Tilly International, the world’s eighth largest network of independent accounting firms.

The Business Manager Joins RubinBrown The Business Manager, LLC, a Denver-based outsourced accounting services firm, joined RubinBrown in January 2016. The Business Manager was founded in 1996 as a one-person accounting and bookkeeping shop. The boutique firm had grown to host a seasoned staff of six employees with client relationships in a wide range of industries, including construction, not-for-profit, manufacturing and real estate.

Specializing in outsourced accounting for small businesses, the firm offered bill pay, payroll, general ledger accounting, accounting consulting, controller services and executive advisory services. The addition of The Business Manager team adds significant strength and resources to RubinBrown’s existing outsourced accounting service offerings. The Business Manager founder and leader, Debbi C. Warden, CPA, CGMA will serve as a partner in RubinBrown’s Entrepreneurial Services Group. She has more than 25 years of accounting, business and management experience. In addition to Warden, five staff accountants and associates of The Business Manager have also joined RubinBrown.

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